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““It is impossible to get enough books, don't you find? But where are we without them? Just words on the wind... Not words on the mind.””

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The success of the arts has come through a mix of public subsidy, substantial private support, and good box-office receipts, but central to Labour's…

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“We shall fight on the beaches,” said Churchill in 1940, “we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and…

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Too old at 72? Careful. Ageism is out. We'll have the law on you!

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The class barricades have been stormed by the forces of a broad culture, which is made up of clusters of individuals who have decided…

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I don't believe in a personal God, no. And I don't believe in resurrection as it is in the New Testament.

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As the 20th century unspooled, a cultural warming melted down many frozen class characteristics.

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I'm a Labour party supporter, but I'm also a democrat.

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When anybody tells you something about writing, somebody will tell you something completely different and they will also be right

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A lot of the novels I admire are 'admirably provincial.'

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My memory seems to be holding on quite well. There is no reason why it shouldn't if you keep training it.

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I'll never forget my interview with Barry Humphries - one of the oddest I've ever done. He insisted that for half the time he…

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In the 40 or so years I've known David Puttnam, not only has he pursued an outstanding career in films and now politics, but…

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If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace.

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If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.'

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The Rosary is the book of the blind.

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“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.”

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“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.”

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Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit.

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